1. Instructor: Mr. Armstrong
Radio 1
4.01 Terminology and Phraseology – Part 1
References: FTGU pp RIC-21 Issue 2, January Radio Communications Act
Instructor: Mr. Armstrong
40 Minutes

2. 4.01 Radio - Terminology
Introduction to Radio Communication
Words, Phrases, and Terminology

3. 4.01 Radio - Terminology
Radio Communication is an important part of flying.
You have to be able to tell people where you are, get permission to land, find out how strong the winds are and make emergency calls, plus much more!
We use standard words and phrases to avoid confusion!

4. 4.01 Radio – Phonetic Alphabet
Phonetic Alphabet: by now we have talked about this & this is for review…
Alpha
Juliet
Sierra
Bravo
Kilo
Tango
Charlie
Lima
Uniform
Delta
Mike
Victor
Echo
November
Whiskey
Foxtrot
Oscar
X-ray
Golf
Papa
Yankee
Hotel
Quebec
Zulu
India
Romeo

5. 4.01 Radio – Phonetic Alphabet
Practice
Alpha
Juliet
Sierra
Bravo
Kilo
Tango
Charlie
Lima
Uniform
Delta
Mike
Victor
Echo
November
Whiskey
Foxtrot
Oscar
X-ray
Golf
Papa
Yankee
Hotel
Quebec
Zulu
India
Romeo
Spend a few seconds to figure out the answer and say it out loud to yourself.
How would you spell the following words phonetically?
MUSTANG
PILOT
AIRPLANE
CESSNA
PIPER
WINDSOCK
FLAPS
8. YAW
9. PITCH
BASE
EXAM
JUMP
QUIZ
VIEW

6. Numbers: should sound like this over the radio…
4.01 Radio – Numbers
Numbers: should sound like this over the radio…
0 - ze-ro
5 – fife
1 – wun
6 – six
2 – too
7 – sev-en
3 – tree
8 – ait
4 – fow-er
9 – nin-er
Decimals
day-see-mal
Hundred
Hun-dred
Thousand
tou-sand

7. 4.01 Radio – Words and Phrases
Numbers
All numbers except whole thousands pronounced each digit separately
Thousands followed by “tou-sand” 10
One zero 75
Seven five
100
One zero zero
5800
Five eight zero zero
11 000
One one thousand
68 009
Six eight zero zero nine

8. 4.01 Radio – Words and Phrases
Decimals:
Simply add “day-see-mal” to
above rules!
Money:
Transmitted in sequence it is
written
121.5
0ne two one decimal five
$17.25
Dollars one seven decimal two five

9. Practice 4.01 Radio – Numbers Decimals day-see-mal Hundred Hun-dred
0 - ze-ro
5 – fife
1 – wun
6 – six
2 – too
7 – sev-en
3 – tree
8 – ait
4 – fow-er
9 – nin-er
Spend a few seconds to figure out the answer and say it out loud to yourself.
How would you say the following numbers phonetically?
Decimals
day-see-mal
Hundred
Hun-dred
Thousand
tou-sand
a. 3
b. 9
c. 24
d. 78
e. 192
f. 1045 g

10. 4.01 Radio – Words and Phrases
Going around the class, what is the phonetic alphabet?
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y X
How do you say ?
Wun fife too zee-ro day-see- mal niner six
How do you say $3000
Dollars Tree tou-sand

11. 4.01 Radio – Words and Phrases
Time in 24 hour clock given in coordinated universal time (-7hrs) Saskatchewan would be corrected to – 6hrs)
Examples: FTGU pg 221
Midnight = 00:00
12:30am = 00:30
2:15 am = 02:15
Noon = 12:00
3:30pm = 15:30
10:20pm = 22:20
Hours Past Midnight
00:00
Minutes Past the Hour
Day begins at 00:00
Day ends at 23:59

12. 4.01 Radio – Words and Phrases
Dates and Time:
Use six figure group Z Z?
Day of month
Time

13. 4.01 Radio – Words and Phrases
Altitudes:
Above Sea Level
Thousands plus hundreds of feet
Separate digits for flight levels
Elevations:
Say “field elevation” then number
2700
Two thousand seven hundred
FL 265
Flight Level two six five
150
Field elevation one five zero

14. 4.01 Radio – Words and Phrases
Important Standard Phraseology

15. 4.01 Radio – Words and Phrases
Standard Phrases
Acknowledge
“Let me know you have received and understood this message.”
“Hotel Kilo Alpha, there is another aircraft passing to your right, acknowledge.”
Affirmative
“Yes.”
“Saskatoon Tower, this is HKA, confirm I am cleared to land?” “Affirmative.”
Break
“I’m indicating a separation between two messages.” ( note: I have never heard this used by ATC)
“HKA, this is Saskatoon Tower, cleared to land, break, TGA hold short of runway 33.”
Confirm
“My version is ________. Is that correct?”
“Saskatoon Tower, this is HKA, confirm I am cleared to land?” “Affirmative.”
Correction
“I’ve made an error. The correct version is________.”
“Saskatoon tower this is TGA holding short of runway 36…correction 33.”
Do You Read?
“I’ve called you more than once. If you are receiving me, reply.”
“HKA, this is Saskatoon Tower, do you read?”
Go ahead
“Proceed with your message.”
“Saskatoon Tower, this is HKA, go ahead.” 15

16. 4.01 Radio – Words and Phrases
Standard Phrases
How do you read me?
“How is the transmission quality?”
“Saskatoon Tower, this is HKA, how do you read me?”
I say again
“I will repeat.”
“TGA, Saskatoon Tower, hold short runway 33. I say again, hold short runway 33.”
Negative
“No.”
“Saskatoon Tower, this is HKA, confirm I am cleared to land?” “Negative.”
Out
“My transmission is ended. I do not expect a reply from you.” (not used frequently)
“Saskatoon Tower, this is HKA leaving your area to the north and switching to Vernon airport frequency.”
“HKA, Saskatoon Tower, roger, traffic is a Cessna heading south at your altitude.”
“HKA, out.”
Over
“My transmission is ended. I expect a reply from you.” (not used frequently)
“Saskatoon Tower, this is HKA, entering your control zone, over.”
“HKA, this is Saskatoon Tower, descend to 2000 feet, over.” 16

17. 4.01 Radio – Words and Phrases
Standard Phrases
Read back
“Repeat this message after I have said the word ‘over’.”
“TGA, Saskatoon Tower, hold short of runway 33, read back, over.”
Roger
“Okay. I have received your message.”
“TGA, this is Saskatoon Tower, there will be a five minute delay before you can take off, because West Jet is landing.”
“Saskatoon Tower, TGA, roger.” ( Rarely used today)
Say again
“Repeat.” (we don’t say ‘repeat’ because it means to fire a gun!)
“Saskatoon Tower, TGA, say again?”
Speak Slower
Say your message more slowly
“Saskatoon Tower, TGA, speak slower.”
Stand by
“I must pause a few seconds.” (if the pause will be longer, add the word ‘out’)
“Saskatoon Tower, this is HKA, requesting the current winds.”
“HKA, this is Saskatoon Tower, stand by.” 17

18. 4.01 Radio – Words and Phrases
Standard Phrases
That is correct
“What you just said is right.”
“Saskatoon Tower, this is HKA, confirm that runway 33 is active?”
“HKA, Saskatoon Tower, that is correct.”
Verify
“Check with the originator.”
Wilco
“Your instructions received, understood and will be complied with.”
From: Will be Complied with.
“TGA, Saskatoon Tower, hold short of runway 34, over.”
“Saskatoon Tower, TGA, wilco.” ( wilco is often dropped and the repetition, by you, of your three letter registration –TGA- confirms your understanding.) 18

19. 4.01 Radio – Words and Phrases
Practice the Standard Phrases!
Fill in the blanks with the correct phase from the box on the right.
“Saskatoon Tower, this is Cessna 150 C-FWQS, ____________________.”
“WQS, this is Saskatoon Tower, ________________________.”
“Saskatoon Tower, _____________________, my registration is C-FWQL.”
“WQL, Saskatoon Tower, __________________________________ .”
“Saskatoon Tower, WQL, is runway 33 available for landing?”
“WQL, Saskatoon Tower, __________________________________.”
“Saskatoon Tower, WQL is inbound for landing, requesting runway 33.”
“WQL, Saskatoon Tower, __________________. Cleared to land runway 33.”
Possible words/
phrases:
Over
Roger
Wilco
Go ahead
Correction
Affirmative 19

20. 4.01 Radio – Words and Phrases
What time is midnight (24 hour clock)? 3pm?
00:00 hours, 15:00 hours
Decipher this:
12 day of the month at 14:30 hours (2:30pm)
To report field elevations you say:
Field elevation then the number
What does wilco mean? (although not often used in Canada)
Will comply